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Christmas Eve at Lily’s House

Lily loves her mitten. She reached out to me and I held her paw for several minutes. It was so sweet!

We spent Christmas Eve this year at the home of my sister, Stephanie and her husband Ricahrd, which you may remember is also Lily’s new home. We had a lovely visit with family while Richard and I competed for who could take the most pictures of Lily!

Lily has flourished in her new home since her surgery. She just recently graduated from her post-surgery confinement and now has the run of the house. She climbs the stairs, crawls into and under things, rolls around in her toys and is shameless about asking to be petted. She’s gained weight and looks absolutely wonderful. She remains an incredibly sweet and friendly kitten.

Thank you again for helping to make that happen! You can see a list of everyone that helped Lily here.

Frankie, a red-eared slider, is Lily’s big sister.

Lily, sitting for pets.

This little super model had lots of photos taken!

Lily with her haul of toys.

We watched her creep closer and closer to the toys until her face was stuck right in the middle of them!

My sister had this in her living room. I thought it was very festive!

Tomorrow, look for a fun TTMT post of all the handcrafted goodies I gifted for Christmas!

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Lily’s Fairy Godparents

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This is, I hope, a complete list of everyone that helped Lily. Please let me know if I missed your name. I compiled this from a metric ton of emails and messages, so it is possible that I missed someone!

Another HUGE thank you to every single person that helped Lily, you truly are fairy godparents to one little kitten!

More Lily photos coming soon…promise!

Monetary Donors:

Angela W
Shawny C
Catherine M
Robin B
Rachel G
Leslie W
Kerry O
Midge W
Taryn C
Linda A
Barbara S
Samantha M
Logospilgrim
Michelle T
Ann-Christin H
Lance R
Carrie H
Margie W
Amber L
Judy H
Alyssa R
Katherine C
Nancy B
Jenna C
Victoria H
Alisa W
Verlinda H
Eric M
Dominae P
Jennifer P
Rebekah C
Lorraine S
Kari S
Elsie W
Amber L
TERRILL K
Brenda W
Donovan D
Pam M
Alice G
Beth Ann D
Jessica T
Amy M
Kristen N
Victoria E
Kathleen L
Sabrina G
Jaimie A
Elaine H
Katrina H
Hannah B
Cynthia H
Christina S
brian a
Julia W
Osie L
Eileen H
Meredith P
Kathleen D
Elizabeth C
Sheryl H
Allison S
Petra R
Gaia F
Victoria K
Lorraine R
Sarah D
Stephanie L
Anneliese K
Theresa D
Corinne J
Kent L
Jean M
JoAnna B
Lois M
Hottie M
Samantha H
Marjorie B
Darren M
Aunt Ann
Uncle R & Aunt C
Mom & Dad

Love For Lily Auctions
Winners:

rivertempest
bonsaibetz
shecrazy13
hardhatcat
liljabs
Eric
quid_ink
robin8300
gelsey
floatingsoap
britfam
clumsey_chord
becca_8
elseinane
dozmuffinxc
pumagrrl
wildcard_47
enorto_1
craftylilthing
Secret Santa
dragonsinger954

Donors

irishredlass69
droxy
dragonsinger954
tripperfunster
ofenjen
hewtab
guineapigpeanut
delphipsmith
dozmuffinxc
hp5freak
hardhatcat
aalia7
logospilgrim
marus_puppy
sabrebabe
hypnobarb1
clumsy_chord
ldar28
timestep

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Please Spread The Word!

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We’ve topped $2000 in our Lily fund!

I’m waiting for a last couple of promised donations for the final total, but I think I can safely estimate $2,300 combined donations through PayPal, Cash and Check.

Yeah…wow!

If you still want to help out, please make a donation to your local Humane Society, animal shelter or cat rescue organization in Lily’s name. There are lots of cats out there that need help and haven’t found the loving home and the generous friends that Lily has.

The PayPal button for Lily has been been disabled, but because Lily’s story spread fast and wide, I’d like to ask for one more favor; if you reposted Lily’s story, please share this message so everyone will know we have made our goal and that Lily is going to be alright.

We cannot thank you all enough for your help in spreading Lily’s story. The outpouring has been absolutely amazing!

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Love For Lily, A Thank You

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Two weeks ago, I told you about Lily, the kitten my sister and her husband adopted after finding her abandoned near my parents’ home out in the country.

This is her story, and our thank you.

We now have all the money we need to pay for Lily’s medical expenses. We might even have a little left over to donate to our local Humane Society.

We quite literally can’t thank you enough.

Click here to learn more about Lily’s story.

Here’s a little something I made for Lily. I was lucky enough to act as her post-surgery kitten sitter this week while my sister and brother-in-law were at work. She was a joy to be with every day and I will miss my mid-day kitten break!

Don’t miss my Blog Hop Party Giveaway! I have a free pattern and a fun giveaway, too!

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Love For Lily, Revisited!

AWESOME OFFERS

A HUGE THANK YOU goes out to every single generous person that has helped us create a better world for Lily!

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TTMT #139 – Kitties, Cold and STITCHED

This Post is Made of Win

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This is going to be a post of GOOD NEWS!

We have winners and a happy kitten home after her surgery!

First…winners of my STITCHED Registration celebration are:

sequana

dragonsinger594

Jeanann

They each win a PDF instant download copies of My Kitchen Window to celebrate STITCHED registration openng!

Congratulations to all three winners, I hope you enjoy your prize! If you do not hear from me in 24 hours, please contact me at sewhooked@gmail.com so I can get your prize to you.

There will be more giveaways coming this month, so make sure you stick around for you chance for some fun prizes!

Lily is home with my sister and her hubby, and will be pampered and loved while she heals and finds some normalcy in what’s been a crazy life for a little kitten!

For anyone that missed it, Lily was adopted by my sister and her husband after she was abandoned on our parent’s property. Her leg was injured, but what we didn’t know what she had been shot. I’ve been on a mission to help my sister and her husband pay for the surgery Lily needed to save her life. Lily’s leg had shrapnel in it and was infected. She she was running a fever and her leg was amputated today to save her life. She’s on antibiotics and painkillers and short a leg, but she’s already improving, is happy, eating and being a kitten again, despite her big surgery today!

In donations alone, we have raised $1300 to help pay Lily’s expenses!

I can’t say thank you enough. Really. THANK YOU.

Check out all the fantastic auctions going on at Love For Lily with all proceeds going to help with Lily’s medical expenses!

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Lily Update

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Lily has a fever and has tentatively been scheduled to have surgery to remove her right front leg tomorrow. The doctor has found a tiny broken bone in her left leg, too, but it is a non-weight-bearing bone and will heal on it’s own.

Thanks to the generosity of many, many people, we now have $1,360 of her estimated $2,000 in fees. We will be paying the first part of her treatment today and I should have a total amount owed in the next few days.

On behalf of my sister, her husband and Lily, I want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone for helping give Lily a better life. We don’t know who hurt Lily, but we know who is helping her get better!

There are loads of great items up for offer on Love For Lily! Bidding closes Dec. 10.

Help Lily (post 1)
Lily Update (post 2)
Lily video (skip about the first 3 minutes to learn about Lily)

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Lily Update

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Lily got to see a vet today and has had an exam, bloodwork and x-rays. She’s been vaccinated and tested negative for FLV. All good things.

Despite her injured leg, she is a healthy and incredibly friendly kitten. My sister said the vet had a hard time hearing her heartbeat because she was purring so loudly.

Now, here’s the crazy part.

If you get angry easily, you better sit down for this.

The problem with her leg?

She was shot. Her tiny leg is full of shrapnel from the elbow joint down. It’s likely she’ll have to have it amputated.

I have no words. A kitten. SHOT.

She will have a consultation with an orthopedic surgeons soon to see what, if anything, can be done for her leg. The current estimate for surgery is $1500. That is just the surgery and does not include today’s exam and tests or having her spayed, which sounds like it will have to be after her leg has healed.

In defiance of the completely heartless idiot did this to her we, my friends, will do our best to put this right. My sister and her husband are keeping Lily. She has a good home, now we just need to help her get the care she needs. I have pledged to help my sister and her hubby in any way I can so we can help Lily get better and have a healthier, happier life. Altogether, her fees look to be in the $2000 range. She is young, and other than her injury, she is healthy, and she is undeniably a people cat and is already responding well to the love and care she’s receiving.

To every single person that has already donated to help Lily, I thank you and my sister sends her thanks. I can’t even begin to express in words how much your generosity means to us. We’ve already raised $140 towards Lily’s care, and that is in less than 24 hours. YOU ALL ROCK.

If you’re just now finding this story and want to hear the beginning OR make a donation, you can click here for more information.